Tag: Gift Box

A couple of evenings ago I excitedly took out my new Folk It! kits and tried to decide which design I would attempt. I always practice first, even if it’s a technique I have become comfortable and familiar with only instead of bits of loose card (which in our home can easily be mislaid) I have started an artwork scrapbook. I’m glad I did because it gives me a place to try out my own variations on the shapes and designs using the techniques and ideas I’m learning through the Folk It kits. This was a recent one which I’m sure I will use and, at some point, even improve on.

Back to the other evening I chose to try the beautiful rosebud design using a new (to me) brushstroke technique, as well as a new style brush, the flat brush. I was so looking forward to mastering this because I want to use it for a very specific gift. You can see for yourself how lovely it is on this image from the Folk It site.

I am a little way off and will need to master the new strokes before my buds look this neat. To be fair, Carol does say in her instruction DVD that she would expect pages of practising the buds and leaves before embarking on a project but, me being me, I was determined to crack it in an evening. No. That simply wasn’t going to happen. In fact the more frustrated I got with myself, the worse my strokes were 😔

I need to have patience and…

Stop. Slow down. Breathe. Watch. Listen. Learn.

In the meantime…

I have practised, and although not mastered – because we all get better and better the more we practise don’t we?, I have completed what I think is a lovely gift box for a friend of mine (she doesn’t know yet but there’s a little surprise inside too, shhh…😊)

Lace Design Gift Box

Although it took me a little while to get here, I hope you’ve enjoyed looking at my latest efforts.